Europa Barcelona

Heartbreak#5593.6

Barcelona, Barcelona · Spain · La Liga

Against expectation

Every Spanish top-flight match this club has played in the Primera División, scored against the odds an Elo rating gave it before kick-off. Over 3 seasons from 1928-29 to 1930-31 it has fallen short of them by −3.9 match points.

1928-29 to 1930-31one bar per season · height in match points

Best season against expectation
1928-29 −1.6 league pts
16 points on 17.6 expected as CE Europa
Worst season against expectation
1929-30 −3.8 league pts
13 points on 16.8 expected as CE Europa

Season points use that season’s own scoring, two for a win before 1995-96 and three from it; the bars use match points so the whole series is comparable. The rating only starts telling you much after about 1960. Before that, knowing the era’s home-and-away split is almost as good as knowing the teams.

Barcelona against expectation →How this is measured →

Greatest games

Europa Barcelona's top matches by the club Game Score: closeness, stakes, quality and upset over one unified rating of league and European play. H, A and N mark home, away and a neutral venue; a ★ is a curated all-time classic (tap it for the model's own score).All-time board.

1
1930-03-30 · LA Liga
61.4
game score
2
1923-05-13 · Copa del Rey · Final
57.8
game score
3
1931-03-29 · LA Liga
57.1
game score
4
1931-03-14 · LA Liga
54.6
game score
5
1931-04-05 · LA Liga
52.5
game score
6
1930-03-09 · LA Liga
52.4
game score
7
1931-02-22 · LA Liga
51.1
game score
8
1929-05-26 · LA Liga
50.2
game score
9
1931-02-08 · LA Liga
49.9
game score
10
1929-06-09 · LA Liga
48.8
game score

Footprint

Tiers played
L1
Top-flight (L1) seasons
3
First season
1929
Most recent season
1931

The Heartbreak Index3.6 · #559

The Tortured · Never won it, waiting since 1929

3.6
Heartbreak
#559
of 1,138 clubs
#351
in Football
3.6
agony
The clocks
  • First major trophy since 19296.3
  • Major final appearance since 19233.2
Heaviest wounds

relegated from the top flight, 1931 · lost the national cup final, 1923

One formula, every club the site covers. See the whole board →

Season-by-season

Most recent season first. Covers La Liga only. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.

1931
La Liga (1) · P10↓
18 P · 6-1-11 · 23:38 · -15
13
pts
1930
La Liga (1) · P9
18 P · 6-1-11 · 29:44 · -15
13
pts
1929
La Liga (1) · P8
18 P · 6-4-8 · 45:49 · -4
16
pts
Domestic Cup Finals

Most recent first. Every domestic cup final the club has played, including losses. Scheduled finals (date not yet passed) are flagged.

1923
Copa del Rey
Runner-up